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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Hate Speech Pure And Simple!

Scheduled to go up in NYC subways this Monday!?!?!?!!

And shouldn't the federal judge who ruled on it have recognized it as such, declared it as such, and banned it as such? Isn't this the worst kind of pornography? Haven't we had enough hate speech, disguised or otherwise, in this country against Blacks, Gays, Hispanics, women, Asians, Jews and Indians to last us a goddamn lifetime? Will Pamela Geller be held responsible for anyone who gets hurt or killed because she chooses to purposely incite hatred- has she apologized to or helped the victims of the anti-Muslim propaganda film which she helped fund?

"The point is any war on civilians is savagery..." - Pamela Gellar

The hypocrisy of that statement from that person is beyond any and all measure- although perhaps not beyond the measure of the thousands of Palestinian civilians (many women and children) that have been maimed and killed by very civilized Israeli tanks, planes, missiles, bombs and small arms fire both inside and outside their homes- the survivors herded into walled in camps and ghettos with no means of support... learned behavior from another "civilized" people in history.

I hope there is, in fact, a special corner of hell reserved for those who delight in the suffering of others, those who dedicate their lives to maintaining, fomenting and increasing hatred, strife and blood lust- as if their cause was in any way noble.

4 comments:

Most Jews don't support this kind of speech. I would hope that you are as obviously against hate speech when it goes the other way.

You should know that as many Jews were kicked out of surrounding Arab countries as Arabs out of Israel. The Jewish refugees were resettled while the Arab countries contained the Palestinian refugees in camps where they still reside, most with no hope of citizenship in the countries where they live.

Stan,Does it seem a little strange that, as you rail against hate speech that you include this sentence, which is one side, and a distorted one at that, of the issue?

Is this not hate speech?

"The hypocrisy of that statement from that person is beyond any and all measure- although perhaps not beyond the measure of the thousands of Palestinian civilians (many women and children) that have been maimed and killed by very civilized Israeli tanks, planes, missiles, bombs and small arms fire both inside and outside their homes- the survivors herded into walled in camps and ghettos with no means of support... learned behavior from another "civilized" people in history.?

No, it is not anything, Anywhere near hate speeech, and light years from the bile and vitriol of Ms. Geller

This is where it gets into who is worse and who has suffered the most. It's an argument which effectively begets more argument- without acheiving little else.

And as much as I've fallen into that trap, I'm not going to here. And I was hoping you would rise to the occasion as well. I honestly and effectively answered your first inquiry- but you're insisting on making a fight of it. That's how this shit starts up and escalates- everyone needs to take a step back and grow up a little.